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Stars such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie find their new liquid assets
The arts and intoxication have gone hand-in-jittery-hand for centuries - so perhaps it's no surprise how many stars are making their own ...
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Met police under fire for seizing rough sleepers possessions
Darren Johnson, London Assembly member for Green party, said: 'We need to offer rough sleepers support and social housing, not persecution.' Photograph: Martin Argles for the ...
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NHS staff to be offered counselling-style sessions
The DH hopes the sessions will help staff feel more valued and better equipped to handle the ups and downs that healthcare involves. Photograph: Frank Baron for the ...
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Russell Brand on parliament The whole joint is a deeply encoded temple of hegemonic power
Russell Brand leaves Portcullis House, Westminster, after giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee looking into drugs policy in April 2012. Photograph: Rebecca ...
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Rugby Fickle nature of sport drove me back to Japanese club -Ellison
After being out injured for six months, Tamati Ellison admits the fickle nature of rugby was one of the main reasons he opted to head back to Japan. Ellison, 30, will join the Ricoh company side in Japan at the end of the Super 15, despite having played for the All Blacks last year and being seen as a test certainty this season. The midfield back said he enjoyed the Dunedin ...
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Sports scandal entertainment dominates the headlines in an India not that obsessed with China
East-Asia-Intel.com NEW DELHI -- It's a toss-up what's of more concern to India's 1.2 billion people -- border disputes with China or the arrests on bribery charges of stars of India's most popular sport, the old British game of cricket. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh mingled firmness with smiles in a summit this week with China's Premier Li Keqiang that ...
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Sports Battle for honours
United Arab Emirates RAK 21km run in a world leading 58.54 mark, proved he was no push over, upsetting national cross-country champion Philemon Rono and former world half marathon silver medalist Bernard Kipyego. Two-time world junior 3,000m champion Mercy Cherono, who did not perform well at the cross-country season, was a cut above the rest, winning women's 1,500m final in an afternoon of ...
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Sports Title plot thickens
World 1,500m silver medalist Sylvia Kibet and former Africa junior 1,500m silver medalist Nixon Chepseba will headline Kenya Police Service Athletics Championships at the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani on ...
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Audio description lets hear it for arts heritage and culture for all
New York Beyond Sight has New Yorkers record descriptions of their favourite works of art and culture to make them accessible to all. With the blessing of our US cousins, we have ...
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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Models Where Are They Now
The swimsuit issue may be an annual phenomenon for millions of googly-eyed readers, but it’s also a major career booster for the models who land a cover. The opportunity guarantees a flood contracts offers, endorsement deals, and, most importantly, a platform to transition from supermodel to supermogul. Read on to see how these past bikini-clad cover models become overnight sensations in ...
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Motherlode Blog Late for School and Who’s to Blame
My children were late to school this morning. Writing this, I find any number of ways I could construct that sentence. I dropped my children off late for school this morning. My children didn’t get in the car this morning until 7:50, and they were late to school. We were late to school this morning. Notice how the verbs shift the blame around: ¶';My children were late';: ...
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Elizabeth Taylors first wedding dress up for auction
A security guard walks past an image of Elizabeth Taylor outside Christie's auction house during an auction of the late actress' jewelry, clothing, art and memorabilia in New York, December 13, ...
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Sports Ajay shoots to the lead at Muthaiga
Ajay Shah shot to the lead in the third day of the KCB Advantage Banking golf tour at the magnificent Muthaiga Golf club with a superb 4 under par 67 to claim a standing in the prize money ...
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Lifestyle What makes us scratch an itch
The team at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the US National Institutes of Health, bred mice that were unable to produce a chemical called ...
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Hibbett Sports Posts Lower Profit In Q1 But Backs Full-year View
Quote ) Friday reported a marginal decline in first-quarter profit, citing a colder weather, which impacted its performance. Earnings per share, as well as revenues increased from last year, while missed analysts' consensus estimates. Looking ahead, the firm said it is well-positioned for the summer, and back-to-school sales periods. Hibbett also said it is confident in maintaining its ...
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Boating safety bill spurred by Oyster Bay deaths passes in Assembly
The first boating safety bill spurred by the fatal accident in which three children drowned last July Fourth in Oyster Bay has passed one house of the state Legislature.A bill requiring all operators of motorized craft to take a boating safety course passed the Assembly on Wednesday. It was sponsored by Assemb. Sandy Galef, a Democrat from Westchester. The same bill is being sponsored ...
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Apple Google and Facebook consider buying GPS app Waze sparking bidding war
Crowdsourced navigation app Waze is reportedly at the centre of a bidding war with the company "fielding expressions of interest from multiple parties", Bloomberg ...
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The 50 Best Bicycles
Many managers barely survive a year in post. Martin Baker talks to experts who make a case for clubs using forensic business skills to find the best ...
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The rot has set into the high street as we opt for Tesco over local grocers | Deborah Orr
suggested that Britain was wasting between 30% and 40% of all the food it bought or grew , at a cost of somewhere between 8bn and 16bn each year. A lot of this waste was due to the rigid and controlling processes of the industry. But a lot of it was just people buying more grub than they were going to use.A report from Prudential insurance around that time, surveying 1,000 households, found that ...
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Pornography what we know what we dont
It may be readily available in adult entertainment shops and online but what do we really know about the size of the UK's porn industry? Photograph: Oleksiy ...
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Most gymgoers wash their clothes once every third workout Survey
When it comes to keeping gym clothes clean, a new survey finds that most people wash their clothes only after every third workout. Women are the worst offenders, the survey said, with just 21% washing their gym clothes after each and every workout.A poll of 1,456 British fitness fans revealed that the top excuses included saving for a bigger wash, not having enough gym clothing, or just not ...
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You can train your brain to be more compassionate Study
A new study finds that adults can be trained to be more compassionate, even towards really annoying people.In a study involving 56 subjects, US researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison trained young adults to engage in compassion meditation, an ancient Buddhist technique to increase caring feelings for people who are suffering. In the meditation, participants envisioned a time when ...
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Domestic violence victim seeks bedroom tax judicial review
bedroom tax .Lawyers for the woman have issued a claim against Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, after council officials told her she would be charged for having a spare bedroom.The woman, who is in her forties and lives in the East Midlands, has had her bedroom door and the surrounding frame strengthened to provide protection against an ex-partner who has threatened to kill ...
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Xbox One Gamers voice anger about proposed fee for secondhand games
Once customers have bought a game they will receive a unique code to activate their purchase. Once the code has been used the game will be linked to that individual's Xbox Live account. If a friend borrows the game CD then they will have to buy a new activation code before they can play.The new code will cost as much as the original game and consoles will have to be connected to the ...
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Rochdale council chief says systemic failures prevented capture of child abuse gang
Jim Taylor, Rochdale council chief executive, expressed disbelief that the child abuse gang were able to operate for so long. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ...
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Tajikistan making sacrifices for the future
A massive hydroelectric dam in southern Tajikistan may be the key to the future energy independence of the country and its development, but it comes at a staggering cost and with doubts over its viability.
Tajikistan is an ancient land and one of the oldest states in human history, having been founded by the Samani dynasty in the 9th century, long before territories such as Great Britain or other European nations became unified states. Yet for all this, Tajikistan has remained impoverished and sidelined throughout much of its existence. Read more
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